Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,816, Jonathan Eames, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
Continental Mass.
or James, Jonathan Comes.
NUMBER
S. 34,816
CONTENTS

6590
Massachusetts Roll
James Jonathan Eames
of Wilmington in the state of Massachusetts who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Brooks of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 4 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 th of April 1818 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th of Feb y 1819 and sent to John Davis, Judge Boston.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818. 4m 15 d 24 h 30 s 32:40 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th March 1819. 48:
$ 86:40
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Jonathan Eames

No 311 Jonathan Emery (Private) Brooks Regt Mass ts Line
Enlisted in 1701 for 3 years - discharged June 30 th 1704 say 4 years -
Off ce 11 th April 1702 -
Correct
Wanted, the Certificate of the Judge, that Applicant, in his belief, is in reduced circumstances in life, &c.

United States
Massachusetts District
Jonathan Eames of Wilmington in the County of Middlesex and
District of Massachusetts a resident citizen of the United States and beant for a pension from the United States under the Act of Congress, and an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service the United States in the Revolutionary War, maketh oath - That he served a private soldier in the war of the Revolution for upwards of two years manner following, viz - Enlisted in the year 1701 in the company commanded by Captain Holliston in the Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Dawes and served in said corps until the close of the war - when honorable discharged and is in such reduced circumstances as to be in the need of his country,
Jonathan Eames
Massachusetts Dist. of Boston 11 April 1818 Sworn to before me
W. D. Dyer Dist. Judge Mass.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 11 A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Jonathan Eames subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked A. B. , together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
J Davis } Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
30 January 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Jonathan Eames by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
J Davis } District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.

208
Jonathan Barnes Wilmington
65-8 Feb 17
Continue.
Respectfully Respectfully Respectfully

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
MIDDLESEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Concord, within and for the County of Middlesex, on the second Monday of June A. D. 1820.
Before the Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Esquire, Chief Justice, and
WILLIAM WETMORE, and Associate Justices STEPHEN MINOT, Esquires, of said Court.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Jonathan Cane resident in Wilmington in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 6398, now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, Jonathan Cane in the army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the eleventh day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Given at the War Office of the United States, this fifth day of February one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War. L.S.
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit,
A farm situated in Wilmington with the buildings valued at 1000 would rent at 400 per an. Personal estate: Cows 10 00. Furniture 6 00. Total amount 106 00.
I certify that I enlisted in the continental service in the year 1776 and continued in the service for eight months, in 1778 I again enlisted in said service and continued therein until the year 1784. I was in the battle at Lexington. Participated in the battle at Trenton.

White Plains, Brandywine and Monmouth & after ward in the battle at Yorktown, in the battle at Brandywine was wounded in the right leg with which I continue to be lame to this day. I am cer- ty that I am the person holding the certificate with the number mentioned N o 6598 my age is sixty six I have four small grand children dependant on me for support
Attest Charles Lewis
Jonathan his Evans mark
Sworn to & declared before Mrs. Wetmore Judge

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Mr. Welles a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
" I, Jonathan Eames do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. So help me GOD.
Attest Clark Lewis
Jonathan Eames me
Jonathan Eames  Middlesex ss. C.C.C.P. Term, A. D. 1820
Then the abovenamed Jonathan Eames took and subscribed the aforeswritten Oath before me,
Mr. Welles Judge of said Court.
I, ABRAHAM BIGLOW , Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is one hundred sixty one
dollars
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Cambridge, in said County of Middlesex, on this 20th day of July 1820 .
Attr. Abraham Biglow

This is to certify that Jonathan Dames an inhabitant of the town of Wilmington was a Soldier in the Revolutionary war and enlisted into the Continental Service for the term of three years and served under Capt. Brilliant Fredwell in Colonel Crains Regt enlisted in the 1777 after that said Dames enlisted into the Continental Service under Col Hollister in Col. John Brooks Regt for the term of three years said Dames enlisted in the year 1781 and served to the close of the war. Said Jonathan Dames is now in low and needy circumstances and circumstances and really stands in need of the pension allowed or granted by a late act of Congress.
Samuel Dames Selectmen Henry Carter of the town of Wilmington
Wilmington April 10 th 1818

34 816 Rey INVALID.
File No. 34 816
Jonathan Emery Pri Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 129
[Arrangement of 1870.]

the Jonathan Barnes Private in American — Regiment, being inlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York,
the 30 th — Day of June
1784
By the General's Command, H. W. W. B. Schuyler
Ebenezer Dyer
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
Ebenezer Dyer